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Couple Who Zip-Tied Children in Freezing Van Won't Spend 1 Day in Jail

Seven children, including a newborn, who were found inside a van during freezing winter temperaturesare
safely out of the "care" of their parents -- but despite pleading
guilty to numerous horrific charges of child neglect and abuse, the pair
won't spend one day in prison.

Robert Boyko, 42, and Marian Clark, 40, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, pleaded guilty to leaving their seven kids alone locked in a van
despite temps that plunged to freezing. Some of the children were
reportedly "zip tied" to chairs. They were cold, dirty, had no shoes or
socks or coats, and were eating leftover food off a cat urine-soaked
floor. Good god, a cat living in these conditions too.

The newborn girl had hypothermia and jaundice.

At first, I felt somewhat sorry for the couple despite the horrific
conditions their kids were living in. After all, what dire poverty, and
perhaps untreated mental illness, led them and their children to a life
like this?

But the more I read, the more enraged I got. For one, they already had two children die.
Though the children died of natural causes, one of sepsis and one of
unnamed health conditions -- considering the state their alive children
were found in, it really makes you wonder if their living conditions
contributed to these health problems.

Also, reportedly when the couple were in court, Boyko kept asking
about his disability benefits. And Clark admitted to having had $4,000
in her purse from social security payments. That much money and yet she
didn't buy her children shoes or food?!

The most important thing is that the children were taken from their
so-called parents -- but no prison time? Really?! They were given a
suspended six-year sentence instead.

So now it seems this pair are free to go off and procreate some more.
They can't contact their children for six years -- I feel bad for these
kids when the parents finally do show up again, probably just to wreak
havoc with whatever progress the kids have made.

What? They can't see their kids for 6 years? So, that newborn will still be a child.... If the judge didn't think they deserved jail, then why did he think those kids deserved to see those 2 monsters again in six years? If keeping them out of prison was so necessary, then he should have at least terminated their parental rights, and kept those monsters away from those children for the rest of their lives!! But I really think they should be in jail, and not eligible for more free money, the obviously don't know what to do with it. And, make sure that neither one can have more children, too. Not just one of them, but BOTH of them!

i think they should go to prison for the rest of their fucking lives, (aalthough they will be given 3 meals a day, a warm place to live, clothes and shoes and socks) hmmmm maybe prison is too good for them and the children should never have to see these two monsters again - maybe solitary for the both of them for 10 years then forced sterilization

nobody is missing meals? Forget about these two for a minute. There are children in America who go hungry every day. There are people living on the streets who go hungry every day. Maybe as christian you turn a blind eye to them, but I refuse to ignore them

Quoting Billiejeens:

One is on disability and they are on Social Security.

That gives them too much time to have children and be scumbags.

They need to occupy their time with work.

One of the biggest problems in the country is that a huge portion of the country is not working, yet nobody is missing any meals.

Quoting tattedmommy730:

you do realize that not everyone on disability is like this right? They are the exception not the rule

Quoting Billiejeens:

Also, reportedly when the couple were in court, Boyko kept asking about his disability benefits. And Clark admitted to having had $4,000 in her purse from social security payments.

There are no hungry people in this country, except those that are hungry by choice.

We have level of safety net piled on level of safety net in this country.

People sometimes choose drugs or alcohol over eating.

Quoting tattedmommy730:

nobody is missing meals? Forget about these two for a minute. There are children in America who go hungry every day. There are people living on the streets who go hungry every day. Maybe as christian you turn a blind eye to them, but I refuse to ignore them

Quoting Billiejeens:

One is on disability and they are on Social Security.

That gives them too much time to have children and be scumbags.

They need to occupy their time with work.

One of the biggest problems in the country is that a huge portion of the country is not working, yet nobody is missing any meals.

Quoting tattedmommy730:

you do realize that not everyone on disability is like this right? They are the exception not the rule

Quoting Billiejeens:

Also, reportedly when the couple were in court, Boyko kept asking about his disability benefits. And Clark admitted to having had $4,000 in her purse from social security payments.

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